Laura Kathryn Hart, 73

Laura Kathryn Hart, 73, of Racine, passed away, at 5:39 a.m. on Monday, May 22, 2017 at her residence. Born April 24, 1944 in St. Albans, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Edison and Mabel Jaynes Brace.

She was a retired supervisor for the State of Ohio. She was a member of the Bethany Church, Racine Area Community Organization, Bethany Sonshine Circle, the American Legion Post #602 Ladies Auxiliary, and Friends of the Library. She was also a board member of the Star Mill Park, Fall Festival Committee, the Racine Party in the Park, the past president on the Meigs County Council on Aging, a supporter of the Racine Volunteer Fire Department. She was also one of the first members to be inducted into the Southern High School Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Molina Health Care Award in 2016.

She is survived by her husband, Dale Hart, whom she married on October 25, 1962, a daughter, Legina (Jason) Hill, of Racine, step-grandchildren, Kisha and Nick Hall, mother-in-law, Mildred Hart, of Middleport, Nephew Don (Candace) Laird and their daughter, Breanna , of Dayton. Her very special adoptive son, Scott (Jen) Hill, of Racine, her canine companions, Henry and Lucky, and numerous nieces, nephews, family and Church friends.

In addition to her parents, Kathryn is preceded in death by her sisters, Joyce Sisson, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Linley and Pauline Hart.

Private family services will be held in the Letart Falls cemetery on Friday, May 26, 2017.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made In Kathryn’s honor to the R.A.C.O. Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 347, or Racine, 45771.

The Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Racine is entrusted with Kathryn’s arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensking.com